Howells Organ Works, Vol 3
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Composer or Director: Herbert Howells
Label: Priory
Magazine Review Date: 11/1999
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 78
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: PRCD547
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Partita |
Herbert Howells, Composer
Adrian Partington, Organ Herbert Howells, Composer |
| Prelude: De Profundis |
Herbert Howells, Composer
Adrian Partington, Organ Herbert Howells, Composer |
| Dalby's Fancy and Toccata |
Herbert Howells, Composer
Adrian Partington, Organ Herbert Howells, Composer |
| Intrata |
Herbert Howells, Composer
Adrian Partington, Organ Herbert Howells, Composer |
| Flourish for a bidding |
Herbert Howells, Composer
Adrian Partington, Organ Herbert Howells, Composer |
| St Louis comes to Clifton |
Herbert Howells, Composer
Adrian Partington, Organ Herbert Howells, Composer |
| Siciliano for a High Ceremony |
Herbert Howells, Composer
Adrian Partington, Organ Herbert Howells, Composer |
| (2) Slow airs |
Herbert Howells, Composer
Adrian Partington, Organ Herbert Howells, Composer |
| Epilogue |
Herbert Howells, Composer
Adrian Partington, Organ Herbert Howells, Composer |
Author: Christopher Nickol
Not-so-young Gramophone readers may remember Vista’s LP series of Howells’s organ works, issued in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and Priory is to be congratulated on replicating this series for the CD era. The final volume has an interesting and varied programme, consisting of Howells’s last major work – the Partita – and a collection of shorter pieces from different periods of the composer’s life.
Partington’s performances are impeccable, and he keeps the music sounding crystal-clear, despite the complexity of Howells’s writing. To aid clarity, speeds are held back in the faster passages of the Partita, the Flourish and the Epilogue, and there’s a judicious use of expressive rubato throughout the CD. Partington has an ideal partner in the Winchester organ, with its majestic tutti and extensive range of orchestral colour, and it is well recorded by Priory. There’s an informative booklet, and Howells devotees can feel well served by this fine CD.'
Partington’s performances are impeccable, and he keeps the music sounding crystal-clear, despite the complexity of Howells’s writing. To aid clarity, speeds are held back in the faster passages of the Partita, the Flourish and the Epilogue, and there’s a judicious use of expressive rubato throughout the CD. Partington has an ideal partner in the Winchester organ, with its majestic tutti and extensive range of orchestral colour, and it is well recorded by Priory. There’s an informative booklet, and Howells devotees can feel well served by this fine CD.'
Howells Organ Works, Vol 3
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